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Chapter VI
"Where," Dane asked tentatively, "does one sit?" "Wherever one can. On the least bumpy stone within reach," Cassandra replied. She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment. "Just avoid stalks, and you are all right.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Where," Dane asked tentatively, "does one sit?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the least bumpy stone within reach," Cassandra replied.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Where," Dane asked tentatively, "does one sit?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the least bumpy stone within reach," Cassandra replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Just avoid stalks, and you are all right.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “"Wherever one can.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “On the least bumpy stone within reach," Cassandra replied.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
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From this reading "Just avoid stalks, and you are all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Just avoid stalks, and you are all right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where," Dane asked tentatively, "does one sit?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just avoid stalks, and you are all right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the least bumpy stone within reach," Cassandra replied.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Wherever one can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the least bumpy stone within reach," Cassandra replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where," Dane asked tentatively, "does one sit?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where," Dane asked tentatively, "does one sit?"
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From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just avoid stalks, and you are all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the least bumpy stone within reach," Cassandra replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the least bumpy stone within reach," Cassandra replied.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Where," Dane asked tentatively, "does one sit?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the least bumpy stone within reach," Cassandra replied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the least bumpy stone within reach," Cassandra replied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Just avoid stalks, and you are all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where," Dane asked tentatively, "does one sit?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just avoid stalks, and you are all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the least bumpy stone within reach," Cassandra replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where," Dane asked tentatively, "does one sit?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the least bumpy stone within reach," Cassandra replied.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where," Dane asked tentatively, "does one sit?"
in or to any place at all
From this reading "Wherever one can.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading On the least bumpy stone within reach," Cassandra replied.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just avoid stalks, and you are all right.
